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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
U1NTFEST DESTINY IN SAMOA.

| For several years three powerful Govern
ments have been pickering and dickcring over
| the Samoan Islands. These islands, nominally
ruled by an illegal King named Maietoa and
inhabited by between two and three thousand
natives who have renowned savagery and
adopted Christianity, but are not enough CIV
ilzed to hold their own in trade with white
men, are manifestly destined to fall into the
hands Of one of the three Powers which have
been contending for them. While the Gov
crnments of the United States, England and
Germany have been exchanging notes and
trying to get ahead Of one another in treaty
concessions. American, English and German
traders on the spot have been devoting their
energies to securing title to as much Samoan
territory as possible, and have by this time
appropriated large proportion OF the most
desirable land. In the treaty diplomacy the
United States some time ago obtained what
might have been decisive advantage If the
country had possessed the means Of supporting
a resolutc diplomatic position. The Samoan
King coded to us a port, the best in his group
and undertook to make no similar concession
TO any other Power subsequently, when
mcnaced by German aggression Maiietoa sought
10 put himself unucr inc protcCtOn Vi VIC
United States Our Consul at the islands
agreed to this, but the Washington Govern
ment repudatcd his action and recalled him.
The real contest has since been between
England and Germany, with the strongest
probabilities Of ultimate success on the side of
tho latter. Whether the late news from
Samoa indicates the determination of the Ger
mans TO end the dispute and confusion is, how
ever doubtful. The first reports are not borne
out by the last ones. 1t seems that MalietOa,
after being effectively bulIied, has surrendered
and presumably he will be used as stalking
horse by the Germans fer some time longer
CT until the European hindranccs to decisive
action have been removed Germany, from
the very nature OF the case, has the frecst
hand in Samoa. The United States, because
of weakness on the ocean, has been compelled
TO play somewhat cautious, not to say rctr-
ing, part in the struggle. 1t may well be that
the attitude taken at Washington has been too
modest, however, for the moral prestige or
this country counts, or may be made to count,
for much, even with Governments accustomed
to estimate the Importance OF their ncighDors
by guns and battaIions. England, always
willing to acquire fresh territory, and never
very scrupulous where weak nations or tribes
are concerned would no doubt have been lar
more persistent and positive at Samoa but Tor
the necessity Of conciliating Germany in view
OF always possible complications with Russia
So the Germans have been able TO do pretty
much as they pleased in the Samoan group,
and they have extended their acquisitions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

pcoplev-as if there were contradiction oc'
tween the two ideas. "Ihc Indianapolis jour
naln says that the Cyclop@dia speech was
printed at the Government Printing Office IN
Washington before the President left there
So these inelegancics cannot be iaio 10 INC
haste of speaking. As we remember .heln'
he did much better in his oh-hand tlks
through this State. 1t might be better Tor MI.
Cleveland to extcmporize. 1t is fortunate 1or
him. ON the whole, that n President can win
the esteem of his countrymcn without being
able TO make good speeches.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
THE LONG ISLAND MURDER

From time TO time there come from Long
Island accounts of such hidcous crimes as 70
suggest that that region, although almost az
tho doors of New-York, is not far advanced
from primitive barbaric conditions. This must
seem strange TO persons who are not aware
that. in spite of the numerous advantages
within their reach and of the multitude OIL
summer residents that has flowed in upon them
within the last few years, native Long islanders
are in the main provincial in habits OF lie
and thought, untravclled, conservative and
little inclined to keep abreast of the world at
large or informed as to what is going on in 1t.
Many men advanced in years in the eastern
half of Long Island have never gone more than
n few miles from the places where they were
horn. These people are close to the rushing
tides of civilization, but could scarcely be less
influenced by them if they inhabited an undis-
covered island in mid-occan.
Tho murder of Mrs. Hawkins by her son is
so shocking and rcpulsiye that it is not SUI
prising insanity Immediately suggests itself
as the only possible explanation. TO the
credit of human nature be it said, matricidcs
are among the rarcst of crimes. Young Haw-
kins appears to have been carefully reared
lint to have fallen of late into evil WAYS 30
far as is known, he showed no symptoms OF
insanity. Whether his fatal attack upon his
mother was deliberately planned or the result
of a sudden impulse due to a remark from her
regarding his intended marriage may never
he known; but the evidence is ample unless
the ono possible defence is admitted to send
him to the galIows. A sufficient motive Tor
the crime lies in the fact that he is heir to
$40 600 of his mothers estate. No reason
for clcmcncy is apparent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
AmusemfutS.

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AcApEMY MUsIC-8-A DARK SecreI A..
ESvprc.x IxsrlTUrr-day and evening-Industrial Art
| Exhibition
iByoU OPERA HousE-s:15-The Humming Bird
lCAsNo-8-Marqus
DALYs THEATRE -8-Dandy Dick
Observation-Disclosures
RpxK MUsEE-Munczi IAios-Ajeeb.
sFiYrH AVENUE THRATRE-S-Mrs LanRtry.
E0RAND OPERA HOUsE-S-HarbOr Lights.
hYcFun THEaTRR-s3O-The Great Pink Pearl.
MADISON AVE. AND 59rHsT.-Day and Evening-nsrrl'
mac and Monitor Panorama
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE-S:30-Jimt the Peuman
NBIo's 0ARDEs-s-The Hunohback OF PARA
Polo GRoUSDs-Baseball
STANDARD THEATRE--s-Araban Nights.
STAR THEATRR--S-Opera Boufe
.THALIA-8-Drop of Poison.
UNION SQUARE ruEATRE--8-The Henrietta
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
iITH-gT The ATRE-o-A Hole In the Ground
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
PLEASE DON'T KEEP US IN SUSPENSE LONG!

The LInctnnaf COWWFTttdF UdztTFc-
Before 4th OF March there will he rumpus In
tho Democratic camp caused by the search for another
man. aud another will be found Cleveland has thought
that Governor Hill was the only man in New York he
had fear but he has bseu misled II not that man.
bushes $3.50
We intend 10 mention IN day two the name OF this
lie will he the product VI the great lorccs tnA' un
derlic and overcome tue Democratic party. nc rep
resentatvs He will get away with Grover IN New
York. but think the Republicans can peat h,m VI
course the Solid south may be countod upon or Any
body called Democrat When we name INC man 'hefo
w la 10 IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
A CRYING NEED IN MAsSACHU sETTS.
lroR TIE Linn Bee.

Why not put up Colonel" Goldman and George
Fred Williams and Ill out tho ticket with such pure
aud eminent men, and let The Boston Herald aud
Iust" and Springfield Republican," as the boys say
whoop it up for them. They might not be success.
full, 1t Is true, or command corporals guard VI
voters but 1t Is better to be right than DO boss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
INDIANA WAS NOT MAGNETIzED

fTVW TIC Indianapolis JOuThdw
1t the reception Saturday, neither demons rated
added the Presidents personal popularity. As an
ovation to Mr.. Cleveland IL was failure. Mr. Cieve-
lands not impressive. aud his manner has
no touch Of personal magnetism
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

WE MAY WIN THE OTHER MATCH EVEN YET.
frvm fhe Cincinnati E'qwsrer.
Great Britain has driven our merchant marine
from the ocean. but sho cannot beat our yachts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
DYE MIND THIS. MIR. PUTNAMi

FTVW INt LtW iSToH IHtI J0UTNHt
The American fishermen have very decided views,
and we trust Mr. Putnam OF Portland. who Is OF the
Commission. will keep closer to tho old tars VI Maine
than ho does w tho British Minister.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
YACHTING NOTE.

From The Cincinnati Enquirer
Men, to the authorities of New York Bay Why not
utilize tho Thistle a Scotland l. ght Ship r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
oBERLY so STRAIGHT HE LEANS OVER

Mr.. Oberly very properly tries to stand erect be.
tween his colleagues but he sometimes leans TOO
far backward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
TAKING A LONG FAREWELL TO GREATNESS.

F'OW i"e Nc'"'Ct A'e"''l D"'''s"'
The Pullman palace in which the President is
travelling Is marked p Z. c." When those initials
are placed calling cards they stand for Pour
prendre conge'-to take leave. They are peculiarly
significant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

! 1t is greatly to the credit Of the Columbia
sophomores that they were successful In sta,
ing the attempt to reconsider tho resolution
aboIishing rushing" The majority against
reconsidcring was narrow, but it was larger
by one than the vote by which the Original
action was taken. The junior class are play
ing petty part in using their influence to
provoke the sophomores into open hostility to-
ward the freshmen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

The Board of Education has decided to in
troduce manual training in six schools for boys
and six for girls. This is only an experiment,
and one of doubtful expedency. The i'm
portance of training the hand and the eye as
well as the brain is generally appreciated, but
are not the pupils of the public schools already
worked close up to the limit of their endur-
ance? Train the hand and the eye If you
will, but in special art or industrial schools.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

"1he hands are such dear hands they are S
full" sings poet In "1he Independent" Yes
one is apt TO find full hand pretty dear in cas-
Lc doesn't happen to hold it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

The Aldermen did a decidedly more sensible
thing when they changed the name OF upper
Sixth-ave. to Lcnox-aye. than when they ex-
plunged historic Chatham-st and made it common
place Park Row Mayor Hewitt has approved this
change and the honored name Of Lenox will thus
be perpetuatcd in our street nomenclature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06
for clcmcncy Is apparch

The high-handed affair at Park Ridge, n. j.,
last spring, when Evangelist Mnason had his hair
and beard cut of and suffered other indignitles,
has been avenged. Mr.. Leach, the principal
offender. must pay fine Of $1,000 We fancy he
will not be eager 10 repeat his performance the
next time an evangelist not altogether to his
taste visits TINT town.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

Worse and worse The President told his
Chicago audience yesterday all about the great
fire. Why bless you, Mr.. Cleveland, the statistics
Of that event are known TO every man, woman
and child in Chicago, and no scholar can get
diploma from the public schools without being
ublc to say them backward.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

Chicago did the magnanimous thing by Presi-
dent Cleveland. Although he stayed in st.
Louis three days and in Chicago only one, the
Lake City gave him a hearty welcome, and
having the advantage of being later stage in
the Presidents progress, outdid its sometime
rival in the cordiality of its reception and the
corgcou sness Of its display. The affair was
striking from the fact that Republicans and
Democrats alike joined in doing honor to the
Nations Chief Magistrate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

The Democratic State Committee organized
yesterday by the election Of Edward Murphy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

The spectacle OF judges decision bcin
bolstcrcd up by explanations from his legal frien
does not Tend to enhance public respect for IL
judiciary.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

| We are accustomed TO consider three
score years and ten the length of human
life, but the late Professor Faraday adopt
ed the theory taat the natural age OF man
Is 100 years. The duration Of life be be-
lieyed TO be measured by the time OF
growth. In the camel the union takes
place ut eight, in the horse at five, 10
the lion at four, IN the dog At two, ia the
rabbit at one, The natural termination is
i've removes from these several points
Man being twenty years iu growing, lives
five times twenty years that is 100; The
camel is eight years in growing, aud lives
forty years; and so with other animals.
The man who does not die Of sickness
lives everywhere from 50 to 100 years.
The professor divides life into equal halves
growth and decline and these into
infancy, youth, yirility, aud age. Infancy
extends to the twentieth year, youth %
the fiftieth, because II is 10 this period the
tissues become firm, yiriIty from fifiy TO
seventy five, during which the organism
remains complete, and at seventy five old
age commences to last longer or sh' rter
time as the diminuatlon Of reserved forces
is fastened or retarded.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

Grant was never heard to utter an oath
The only occasion which the doctor re-
members when Grant used anything ap-
proximating to swearing 10 the army, was
at Lexington, where an INSCRIPTIONS con.
tractor, thinking 10 curry favor with the
General. had arranged TO meet him at th
hotel where be had temporarily pnt up an
parade him through the town to the depot
behind band Of music Grant, who bad
received word as to tue nature Of tho pro
gram, Instructed Dr. Kitto Who was with
bin. to procure carriage quietly, and
this being done the General left the hotel
by way OF back entrance and was hastily
driven to the depot without any display
whatever and without being recognized
by the people gathered along the street TO
greet him Just before the train started
out the contractor breathlessly entered the
car, and. hurrying up 70 Grant, who bsd
congratulated himself on eya1ing the in
dividual, he said between gasps: Geaersl,
this will never do. Yon must come ont
anj let me show you of. | baye got .
band -"
Dog gone il, said Grant, inteuuplin I
him st this juncture, do you think, sir
I'm going 10 exhibit myself like ia lien
st fairy"
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24
Thirty-nine Years Ago and Nov.

Thirty nine years ago yesterday, May
|, 1888, the first steam vessel which ever
left this post for Europe sailed from New
York to Cork. She was tho Sirius OF 800
tons, Captain Roberts. She made the
voyage in nineteen days without accident.
The Sirius had crossed the Atlantic be
fore. having lett Cork for this port on
April Itli, the GyeM lpeshTa follow 4
from Bristol four days later The only
names OF note which We find among the
venturrrs on this iaz,riops voyage oi lhs
Sirius back to Esrope are those OF the late
James Gordon Bennett aud ElwBrd nj.
DAVIS, the well.known rcformer 1t is
suggested fact that from the time when
John Fitch launched on the Delaware tho
first steamboat on Americas waters to this
voyage OF the Sirius across the ocean more
than bali century was suffered 10 elapse
We have surely right to boast Of more
energy than our fathers, or flJe OF more
shrewdpess in fading servants Ia the
hints Of science and forci1g work out OF
them
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24
Queen victora's Long Reign.

In the thousand and sixty years which
have elapsed since Egbert Was made King
OF all England there has been but three
occupants Of the throne whose reigns have
ben SO prolonged as that OF Queen Vie
tlrii Bntl,cr m iSjesty will, in the course
Of this year, have reigned, Que sense,
longer than any English sovereign, fer
Of the kings whose reigns have exceeded
hers at the Jubilee celebrstion, 10 June
next. not Que actually ruled for so long a
period IS fifty years. King Henry III.
was crowned on the death Of King John 10
1916. but tba regency WAS entrusted TO
the E.rlol Pembroke, api Il was not till
1922 that the king was declared of age.
KIM II lward Ill succeeded 10 the throne
The deposiii % Of his father 10 1927; but
a. not TIL 1880 that he assumed the
yrrnment. so lie only ruled from that
aa !, 20 his death 10 1877 forty seven
years King George practically ceased
to reign SIX weeks after the the compile
ton Of his nifty years reign; but il We
ex iept the period during which his ferm-
er mental ifilc,ion lasted --nsmely, from
tie beginniug Of November. 1889, until the
following February bis msjesty's actual
rnio I'll below the period Of fifty years.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24


twas 10 the dsys Of tho early railroad
when Il was ye, new; the days when ID,
journey to New York was lcss a little
iaunt than il is nov; when errcnhack-
were not popular here ooe summer
morning a mau, walking 10 happy and
feverish haste, with wild eSci,smsn, beam
ing all over his face, stepped into the
Office OF we'll kno@n banker
want exchange for this on New York.
All right What is IN
The man looked fesriully arouna him,
and then brought out packet
rs s2b,0 900 in grecnbaeks
1guess I can do H. Going easl'
Yes I'm going tomorrow. I don't
want TO carry all this with me, oculdnt
do 1t. Sure to get robbed, SO give me
draft How muchp
Oh, seeing it's you, per cent $3.50
II goes,
So the banker made ont draft on New
York and took the money.
Your gong tomorrow, are your
Would you mind taking a little parcel
for me, and hand II TO my brothery
Certainly. Ill do il with pleasure
The banker went into tho other room
and presently came back with parcel
just put it in your yalise, and don't lose
it, will you?
I'll take the best Of care OF il.
Thank you. Good by, Pleasant trip.
Arrived in New York. the Californian
went to the address and delivered the
package. Then ho presented tho draft.
The man opened the package aud gave
him the identical s25 900 in green ubacks he
lad held in San Francisco He had car
led them all the way himself
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

A story IL told by The sossips ot Boston
spropos Of the incipieu, Shelley craze
, which relates how wcs, End young lad
who lives With her eccentric erandmo otho
determined 10 establish q Shelley club
She invited dozen Of ber friends OF hoil
sexes. aud informed her grandmother onl,
after all the arrangements for the mceiin,
bad been completed,
The grandmother made no comment bo
there was fire Ia her eye, and her grand
daughter, knowing how lily the head o.
the hoase could brook having uybody
take the initiative but her herself, should
have viewed with suspicion the package
which arrived from the booksellers on the
afternoon OF the day appointed for the
first meeting. The evening came and the
guests assembled, There was the usual
chitchst. discussion OF plans and all tho
rest OF il, aud then places we're found and
they settled down TO read "The Cent?, I"
for which parts had been arranged before.
hand.
But jus, ut this moment an interruption
occurred The grandmother entered
dressed, aud handsome still In that stately
beauty which descends from grandmother
who In her day turned the heads alike OF
Boston gsllsnts aud the courtiers OF 81.
Cloud.
II am sorry 10 interrupt, Madame said,
after brief greeting to the company, "but
| do not approve Of Shelley. He was 40
immoral man, who deserted bis wife to
live with another woman, aud The Cent,
which | believe you mean to read, isn't on
a subject that in my day young gentlemen
and ladies would have come together to |
discuss. cant have it done in my house.
JehD."
She raised her voice little ut the last
word, aud in the doorway behind her
appeared her footman bearing silver
tray, on which was file Of small volumes.
Ia response to sign from her mistress the
servant passed the tray around, and each
guest half mechanically helped herself or
himself to copy Of Hannah Mors's
Moral Tales
| wanted" the old geniewoman con-
ided to friend afterward, ito get Jane
Taylor's Poems for Iufant Minds, but
here were not copies enough at the book {
tore" h
The volumes distributed, the old lady |
eated herself at the head OF the room .
,ook in hand. In
"You will pardon me- she said ''if ! /
AXE charge Of this reading tonight, as Of r
curse you can hardly be prepared d
But. grandmother, began her grand \
augbter, Il =" d
Please do not interrupt me now, was c
ne ply, delivered la tone which fully I,
roved hcw idle would be rcmonstrance
We will read in turn a page each, il yon Ii
base" IT
II Il only fair to the determined old :
iy to add that she let the company of il
ter half an hour Of it, aud that she had O,
uncommouly good supper served later Il
the evening; but the probabilities are Il
lat no more Shelley clubs will be started 81
that house W nile she lives there without re
sr consent There is perhaps not another a,
oman in Boston who could have done the Ii
ing, and yet it was so well done that ia
lose present went away declaring amid
eir laughter. it is true, that the evening
ID added to their already large admira-
r Madame.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

10 the parlor, II, p M

10 the parlor, II, p M
Have you any idea what time IT isS'
he asked, after be had talked her 20 sleep
three or four tunes ADD wakcd her np ~
often by laughing boisteronsly st bis own
brilliaLt eyolotions Of wit, bumor and
bnrlesque.
Really, haven't, she replied wear
lly
III certainly must be time was gong
home. he continued, as be made move
in the right direction.
"Oh. am sure Il is very mach later
than that" she said, sweetly and iDno'
c,uty, aud then be went away with q
bideons suspicion in bis msaIy Bosom.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

Mr. Beecher's property issaid to amount
to about Sil0 900. most Of II being personal

Mr. Beecher's property Issaid to amount
10 about 81 10, 900. most Of ii being personal
pr ,'rr'y. For the pss' fnr years he la,
sitd a sal. y. $4,000 year from
y msnth Cbu,rli For years before thst
!, received $50 )o0a year, and duriog the
nous Tilton r,atfoyersy 800. 900 year
vas paid hin ss mark Of confidence in
Ills in,egri aod 10 enable him TO meet
the expense u the trisl For hi- lectures
he received never iers than $3.50 nor more
t.s 500, which would net him about
s Jsyesr. He fe-iyed royalty Of
81 VI ayear npon some books written in
a. r4dier days, prominent among which
"a. l. auns 10 Young Men" His syn
die-is oes-paper letters. sbich he contin
uel up 70 ihe time of bis illuess, Deited
hi,n $40 week This income though
almost prinrely. vas spent by Mr.. Beech
.riu prnamcn'iaa hi. house and 10 cbsh-
~ iiis house sss prrieet cabinet Of
iviiies
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-24

\ Il long sinre. seltlfmsD, ihsna eLor.
~ Z Of . crriHip choir 10 Vernon vsots
10 q paldi.h-r II Baton, tor = copi II
ti,.t popular ias bo 4, Du'i'I~d "ILs
Aacieft Lyfs.
IL his eomuuBic,iios be used the fol.
lowiDg language: Please serd me the
Ancient Liar. we'll boand" The pnlish.